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l._n 31._o after_o be_v add_v not_o p._n 120._o l._n 4._o deal_n not_o p._n 129._o l._n 7._o r._n scripture_n p._n 134._o l._n 25._o r._n ecclus._n 27._o 11._o p._n 140._o l._n 11._o r._n corruptible_a p._n 147._o l._n 21._o r._n abomination_n p._n 150._o marg_n r._n cap_n 3._o p._n 160._o l._n 3._o for_o 104._o r._n 94._o ibid._n l._n 22._o d._n â—…e_v p._n 166._o marg_n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n for_o and_o r._n et_fw-la p._n 167._o marg_n r._n sen._n ep._n 96_o p._n 170._o l._n 11._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 173._o marg_n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 183._o l._n 15._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 184._o l._n 1._o after_o but_o add_v to_o p._n 188._o l._n 12._o d._n his_o p._n 192._o l._n 22._o after_o â—…efore_o add_v p._n 169_o 177._o p._n 193._o marg_n r._n in_o 9_o prâ—…cept_v p._n 197._o l._n 4._o for_o satisfy_v r._n falsify_v p._n 199._o l._n 6._o for_o you_o r._n your_o p._n 204._o l._n 19_o after_o law_n add_v 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 207._o l._n 14._o r._n hand_n p._n 211._o l._n 9_o d._n to_o etc._n etc._n p._n 212._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 219._o l._n 18._o r._n sense_n p._n 223._o l._n 25._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 224._o l._n 30._o r._n not_o p._n 225._o l._n 33._o after_o ceremonious_a add_v but_o p._n 227._o l._n 12._o r._n a_o curse_n p._n 238._o l._n 28._o r._n ancient_n p._n 250._o l._n 17._o after_o oath_n add_v i._n e._n against_o solemn_a oath_n take_v with_o due_a circumstance_n p._n 251._o l._n 8._o r._n false_o ibid._n l._n 12._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 252_o l._n 11._o for_o yet_o r._n thaâ—…_n ibid._n l._n 20._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d ibid._n l._n 22._o d._n by_o ibid._n l._n 25._o r._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d p._n 259._o l._n 23._o r._n slight_a p._n 265._o l._n 28._o and_o p._n 266._o l._n 8._o r._n precedent_n p._n 275._o l._n 21._o before_o in_o r._n par._n p._n 277._o l._n 16._o r._n from_o about_o the_o year_n of_o christ_n 700_o till_o about_o the_o year_n 1400._o p._n 286._o l._n 4._o r._n it_o be_v certain_a that_o the_o best_a quaker_n of_o they_o all_o have_v he_o nâ—…t_v read_v study_v converse_v etc._n etc._n will_v have_v be_v as_o ignorant_a as_o as_o dolus_fw-la latet_fw-la in_o generalibus_fw-la t._n e._n himself_o seem_v not_o ignorant_a of_o this_o and_o therefore_o as_o must_v in_o reason_n he_o suppose_v call_v he_o the_o author_n to_o the_o hebrew_n p._n 96._o c._n 104._o print_a in_o the_o year_n 1671._o p._n 6._o 6._o who_o he_o compare_v i_o to_o in_o his_o preface_n gal._n 3._o 1._o 1_o cor._n 3._o 3._o and_o 6._o 8._o p._n 15._o conf._n p._n 11._o &_o p._n 12._o jer._n 6._o 7._o ch._n 28._o 15._o chap._n 14_o 13._o chap._n 23._o 17._o v_o 25._o tit._n 1._o 5._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 2_o leu._n 8._o 2._o tit._n 1._o 10_o 11_o 12._o 12._o common_a prayer-book_n pr._n for_o the_o clergy_n see_v the_o collect_v sor_n the_o 5._o sund._n after_o epiph._n for_o the_o 5._o sun_n after_o easter_n &_o for_o the_o 1_o 9_o and_o 19_o sund._n after_o trin._n etc._n etc._n luke_n 8._o 15._o ps._n 119._o 34._o 1_o king_n 3._o 9_o 9_o viri_fw-la cordati_fw-la cordati_fw-la quia_fw-la cor_fw-la 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mâ—…c_fw-la mâ—…c_fw-la câ—…et_fw-la vel_fw-la dâ—…ficit_fw-la co_fw-la dâ—…_n 1_o cor._n 9_o 27._o dr._n good_a be_v dialog_n p._n 9_o 8._o collect_v for_o ember_n week_n see_v the_o preface_n before_o the_o office_n for_o ordination_n ordination_n that_o they_o may_v not_o miss_v opportunity_n to_o do_v it_o there_o be_v as_o be_v well_o know_v four_o set_v sunday_n in_o the_o year_n appoint_v for_o ordination_n see_v the_o form_n for_o ordination_n of_o priest_n priest_n here_o judge_v with_o what_o honesty_n t._n e._n charge_v the_o ministry_n of_o eng_n land_n with_o deny_v the_o divine_a ability_n ability_n see_v both_o office_n for_o order_v deacon_n &_o priest_n jude_n 10._o fr._n conf._n p._n 14._o 14._o st._n aug._n the_o doctr_n christiana_n l._n 4._o c_o 27._o and_o de_fw-fr serm._n dom_fw-la in_o moâ—…te_n l._n 2._o c._n 37._o and_o contra_n epistol_n parmen_fw-la l._n 2._o &_o elsewhere_o st._n chrysost._n by_o theophyl_n on_o mat._n 23._o 2._o they_o be_v minister_n of_o god_n minister_n of_o christ_n not_o of_o the_o people_n seemede_n disc._n on_o 1_o cor._n 4._o 1._o 1._o 2_o tim._n 2._o 11._o eph._n 4._o 11._o 1_o cor._n 4._o 15_o maâ—…_n 23._o 2._o joâ—…_n 9_o 23_o 29._o deut._n 18._o 15._o and_o 34._o 10._o num._n 12._o 6_o 7_o 8._o see_v ver_fw-la 9_o â—…0_n etc._n etc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d luk_n 5._o 17._o 17._o by_o virtue_n of_o their_o office_n by_o a_o eternal_a document_n i_o mean_v a_o stand_a rule_n in_o the_o church_n theoph._n in_o loc_n the_o like_a exposition_n we_o read_v in_o st._n aug._n the_o doct_n chr._n l._n 4._o martyrology_n vol._n 3._o p._n 129._o 129._o the_o cause_n make_v the_o martyr_n martyr_n fox_n martyrol_n vol._n 3_o p._n 493_o 503_o 667._o etc._n etc._n ibid._n p._n 48._o 48._o martyrol_n vol._n 3._o p._n 432._o ibid._n p._n 434._o ibid._n p._n 489._o ibid._n p._n 491._o martyrol_n vol._n 3._o p._n 561._o ibid._n ibid._n p._n 606._o ibid._n p._n 556._o martyrol_n v._n 3._o p._n 576_o ibid._n p._n 295._o ibid._n p._n 298._o ibid._n p._n 284._o 284._o steph_n gardiner_n martyrol_n vol._n 3._o p._n 171._o ibid._n p._n 175._o ibid._n p._n 172._o biid_a p._n 478_o ibid._n p_o 576._o ibid._n p._n 546._o martyrol_n vol._n 2._o p._n 368._o ibid._n ibid._n p._n 369._o splem_fw-la t._n 1._o p._n 56._o 56._o acts._n 1._o 17_o 18._o joâ—…_n 6._o 7._o and_o 13._o 18._o 18._o pag._n 21_o 22._o mat._n 22._o 12._o 12._o hom._n 50._o 50._o superstitio_fw-la est_fw-la impietas_fw-la quâ_fw-la deum_fw-la ita_fw-la levem_fw-la aut_fw-la iracundum_fw-la quis_fw-la cogitat_fw-la ut_fw-la rebus_fw-la nihili_fw-la placari_fw-la eum_fw-la putet_fw-la iisdemve_fw-la ad_fw-la iram_fw-la commoutri_fw-la mori_n enchir._n eth_n l._n 2._o numb_a 16._o 3._o 2_o tim._n 1._o 13._o dr._n hammond_n in_o joc._n joc._n 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v perfect_a pharisee_n pharisee_n see_v perfect_a pharisee_n pharisee_n haec_fw-la est_fw-la consuetudo_fw-la linguae_fw-la ismaeliticae_fw-la ut_fw-la reges_fw-la de_fw-la se_fw-la loquantur_fw-la numero_fw-la plurali_fw-la aben._n ezra_n ezra_n eâ—…nuch_n act_n 4._o sc_n 3._o 3._o see_v walker_n particle_n p._n 46â—…_n whereof_o there_o be_v great_a number_n in_o their_o talmud_n talmud_n lâ—…k_n 5._o 〈◊〉_d joh._n 8._o 2._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d mat._n 26._o 20._o 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d 〈◊〉_d see_v dr._n ham._n on_o mat._n 27._o 44._o see_v buxtorf_n thes._n gram._n linguae_fw-la sacrae_fw-la p._n 423_o 434_o 455._o 455._o buxtorf_n p._n 21._o hor._n de_fw-fr art_n poet._n poet._n villanus_fw-la qui_fw-la in_o villa_n habitar_n spelman_n gloss._n p._n 557._o t._n e._n do_v well_o to_o name_v no_o page_n as_o conscious_a of_o the_o misquotation_n misquotation_n conf._n p._n 18._o 18._o spirit_n of_o the_o hat_n p._n 3._o 3._o just._n mart._n epis._n ad_fw-la diogen_n p._n 446_o 497._o see_v the_o foot_n out_o of_o the_o snare_n p._n 17._o 17._o p._n 31_o 32._o 32._o mat._n 10._o 12._o rom._n 16._o phil._n 4._o 2â—…_n 1_o cor._n 16._o 19_o 2_o cor._n 13_o 13._o conf._n p._n 27._o p._n 3._o seld._n de_fw-fr jur._n nat._n &_o gent._n jâ—…xta_fw-la heb._n lib._n 4._o cap._n 9_o 9_o epiph._n haer_fw-mi 30._o ebion_n canar_n lib._n 1._o tom._n 2._o 2._o euseb._n ecc._n hist._n lib._n 5._o cap._n 16._o ibid._n sam._n vetiâ—…'s_n variae_fw-la lect._n lib._n 2_o c._n 10._o p._n 146._o